WIN OF OKATO THIS

Taranaki Daily News, 6 September 1935, Page 11

WIN OF OKATO THIS

BASKETBALL EVENT AT WAITARA. JUNIOR HONOURS TO RAHOTU. The camp reserve at Waitara pre--sented a gay scene on Thursday afternoon when 125 young women, met to take part in the basketball tournament. Six teams took part, in the senior grade for the Waitara Athletic, Cycle and Axemen’s Club’s challenge shield, which was held by the Convent Blues. The shield was won by Okato Tuis, which went through without a loss. In the junior division nine teams competed and the event was played in two sections. The A section was won by Rahotu and the B section by. Tataraimaika with four wins each. In the ■play-off Rahotu beat Tataraimaka by four goajs to three. This game was keenly fought out During the play-off Miss Lowry, Rahotu, received a knee injury , and had to retire and was replaced by Miss Kabul. At the conclusion of the play Mr-, T. Taylor, president of the Raleigh Basketball Club, presented the shield to the captain of the Okato team and the trophy: • . to the Rahotu team, and congratulated , " •the winners. He thanked all those who had come along and helped to make the tournament a success. He also thanked the referees who were Mesdames Grant, "■ , ■ Knuckey, Kohn and Clark, Misses Richards and Bridgeman and Messrs. W. Spurdie and J. T. Linehan. Mr. E. Spurdle was timekeeper. The results were:— Senior. First round: Convent Blues beat' Egmont Village ,by default, Inglewood-Kiwis 3 beat Raleigh 2, Okato Tuis 3 beat El-tham-2. ■ • Second round: Okato Tuis 9 beat Raleigh 2, Inglewood Kiwis 2 beat Convent Blues 0, Eltham beat Egmont Village by default. Third round: Okato Tuis wOn by default, Inglewood Kiwis 4 beat Eltham 2, Convent Blues 2 beat Raleigh .1. Fourth round: Okato Tuis 8 beat .Con- \ ■-! vent Blues 1, Eltham 4 beat Raleigh 2, Inglewood Kiwis’ won by default r Fifth round: Okato Tuis 9 beat Inglewood Kiwis 2, Convent Blues drew with Eltham 1 all, Raleigh .won by default. Summary: Okato Tuis, won 5, lost 0; Inglewood Kiwis, 4,1; Convent Blues, 2%, 2%; Eltham, 2%, 2%; Raleigh, 1, 4. Junior—Section A. First round: Rahotu 9 beat Motonui 3, Clifton beat Te Kiri by default. Second round: Okato Kiwis. 6 beat . Clifton 3, Rahotu won by default Third round: Clifton 6 beat Motonui 2. * Okato Kiwis won by default •' . Fourth round: Rahotu 3 beat Okato Kiwis 0, Motonui won by default. Fifth round: Rahotu 8 beat Clifton. 1, Okato Kiwis 6 beat Motonui 3. j Summary: Rahotu, 4 wins, 0 losses; <jkato ; Kiwis, 3,1; Clifton, 2,2; Moto-; w nui, I,'S. , !S Section B. First round: Huirangi won by default from Matapu, Tataraimaka 6 beat Lepperton 2., Second round: Lepperton 7 beat Huirangi 2, Tataraimaka 12 beat Tikorangi 0. " '? Third round: Tataraimaka won by default Lepperton 8 beat Tikorangi 1. Fourth round: Huirangi 7 beat Tikorangi 4, Lepperton won by default. • Fifth round: Tataraimaka 12 beat Huirangi 2, Tikorangi won by default Summary: Tataramaika, 4 wins, 0 loss; Lepperton, 3,1; Huirangi, 2,2; Tikorangi, 1, 3. ' .